Nancy Pelosi delivers longest House speech in more than 100 years

"It appears that Leader Pelosi today set the record for the longest-continuous speech in the House, going back at least to 1909 when Champ Clark of Missouri held the floor for five hours and 15 minutes," the announcement from the historian's office reads. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

The House of Representatives Historian’s Office said Wednesday that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Wednesday spoke for a longer time on the House floor than anyone has in at least 100 years, and may have set a record.

“It appears that Leader Pelosi today set the record for the longest-continuous speech in the House, going back at least to 1909 when Champ Clark of Missouri held the floor for five hours and 15 minutes,” the announcement from the historian’s office reads. Clark’s speech was the only speech of a comparable length that the historian’s office could find.

A statement that Washington Post reporter Ed O’Keefe tweeted out noted that although Clark held the floor for over five hours, he was repeatedly interrupted during his remarks against the tariff overhaul that occurred that year.